Nepal, March 16 -- Kathmandu agog to hear what justice the loan shark victims or meterbyaji pidit will get, read one more time that the government has made a four-point agreement with them on March 11, 2024. That means these men and women, the helpless usury victims who arrived here over two weeks ago after walking for 23 days, will return home. A pattern of resistance is visible in these marches. These "predatory lending" victims even made it to the precincts of the parliamentary building on February 26, 2024, creating a stir in the power-savvy political circles obsessed with the psyche of ruling games. These marchers have introduced a strong mode of nonviolent protest in today's so-called revolutionary socialist Nepal.

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